Photo Flash: THE WILD DUCK At Carrot Theater
By: Gabrielle Sierra Apr. 16, 2009
With the help of the Maryland State Arts Council, Single Carrot Theatre is launching a campaign focused on distributing free tickets to its latest production, The Wild Duck, to neighborhoods immediately surrounding the theatre.
"This is an opportunity for us to directly show our community how dedicated we are to bringing high quality, compelling, socially significant productions," says Brendan Ragan, Director of Public Relations for Single Carrot Theatre. "We chose Baltimore as our home because of the thriving arts scene and welcoming atmosphere", continues Ragan, "and this is a way to make sure we're giving back to our immediate neighbors."
Citizens in Station North, Reservoir Hill, Bolton Hill, Greenmount West, Barclay, Remington, the MICA dorms, and Charles North neighborhoods may reserve tickets by emailing boxoffice@singlecarrot.com. They may redeem free tickets in person simply by presenting a valid address with an ID or utility bill. Available to the first 120 patrons with reservations only.
The Wild Duck, by Henrik Ibsen, is a moving drama about Gregers Werle, an idealist who must confront the troubling decision between guarding his father's secrets and revealing unsettling untruths to his childhood friend, Hjalmar Ekdal. The play largely focuses on the lives and relationships in Hjalmar's immediate family, all of whom are deeply entangled in a series of lies and illusions.
Ibsen, a Norwegian playwright, is considered the "father of modern drama", and held to be one of the founders of modernism in the theatre. "Ibsen is one of the most enduring playwrights, because he was such a craftsman," says J. Buck Jabaily, the production's director. "He wrote three dimensional characters during an era of melodrama, when one dimension was the rage, but even for his smallest roles, you have complete people with strong desires and skeletons in every closet."
Originally written in 1884, Single Carrot plans to revitalize Ibsen's drama for the modern patron. "This is an incredible translation," says Jabaily, "Ibsen is usually translated by scholars, but David Eldridge, the translator of the version we're doing, is first and foremost a playwright writing today. So he's able to help gear the speech to a modern ear." Often considered scandalous and scathing for his sharp challenge of Victorian values, Ibsen's characters and stories still resonate today. "This show will appeal to anyone who loves a good story," concludes Jabaily, "it is masterfully told."
April 30th - May 24th
Thursday-Saturday at 7:30pm
Sunday at 2:30pm
Single Carrot Theatre
120 W. North Ave (at Load of Fun)
Baltimore, MD
TICKETS*
$15 for Adults
$10 for Students, Seniors and Artists
Box Office: 443-844-9253
*Citizens in Station North, Reservoir Hill, Bolton Hill, Greenmount West, Barclay, Remington, the MICA dorms, and Charles North neighborhoods may reserve FREE tickets by emailing boxoffice@singlecarrot.com. They may redeem free tickets in person simply by presenting a valid address with an ID or utility bill. Offer valid only April 30th - May 10th. Available to the first 120 patrons with reservations only.
"The day is coming when a single carrot, freshly observed, will set off a revolution."
-Paul Cézanne
www.singlecarrot.comAll photos courtesy of J. Buck Jabaily.
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